GC Mock Conference Review
WHO IS IT?
The moderator that is responsible for the general organization of the committee…
The person that explains resolutions…
The person that calls roll and keeps track of time…
What Kind of Debate Is It?
When you get out of your seat and talk in small groups freely…
When you can speak out of order but only one at a time when the Chair calls on you…
When you have to go in order…
WHAT POINT IS IT?
You can’t see the screen, the room is too hot, etc.…
You think the Chair made a mistake in procedure…
You want to ask another delegation a question…
You want to ask the Dias a question…
Yields?
Once you finish speaking, you can yield to… (What are your three options?)
1.
2.
3.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
How to you motion to close a debate and move to voting procedure?
How to you motion to open the speaker’s list and set the speaker’s time?
How do you motion to suspend formal debate in order to enter into moderate or unmoderated caucus?
How do you motion to adjourn the debate for a specific purpose, such as lunch?
miércoles, 14 de diciembre de 2016
lunes, 12 de diciembre de 2016
4th Paragraph – Potential Resolutions - GLOBAL CLASSROOM -
Name___________________________________________________________________
3 A/B/C
4th Paragraph – Potential
Resolutions
In what ways can the international
community work together to combat juvenile crime and violence?
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What are your country’s recommendations to
the committee on how to best resolve this issue? (AT LEAST TWO IDEAS) Think of
who, what, when, how?
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Would your country be able to contribute
anything (funds, resources, etc.) to combatting this issue?
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viernes, 2 de diciembre de 2016
miércoles, 23 de noviembre de 2016
Position Paper: Resolution Guide.
Resolution Guide
- Preambulatory clause is written with gerunds and commas
- Operative clause is written with present simple suggestive verbs and semi-colons
- Each clause (preamble or operative) should relate to ONE IDEA
- Any operative clauses should have some connection with a premabulatory clause as background and the reason for needing the operative clause
- Instead of putting too many ideas in one operative clause, separate the idea into several distinct clauses and use connector words like “Further” and “Additionally” to connect the idea
- Put all the operative clauses related to one idea (leakage, environment, etc) together and then start the next grouping of clauses
- On conference day, you should aim for around 5 sponsors, and as many signatories as possible
- Remember to be SPECIFIC! For example, DON´T say “Suggests creating educational programs about the environment.” Instead, say “Suggests creating educational programs based on international video conferences with students in primary schools from different environments in order to better educate future generations about the environmental damage caused by tourists.” (Then follow this up with another clause stating how you will fund it).
- Questions to answer in a resolution:
- What? (What problems should be addressed? What will we do to address them?)
- Why? (Why should we address the problems? Why does this affect my country and countries around the world?)
- How? (How are we going to fix these problems? How will we get the money? How will we get people to do what we suggest?)
- Who? (Who should be fixing these problems? Who should be educated about it? Who should be paying? Who is suffering? Who needs the most help? Who is responsible?)
- Where? (Where are the problems occurring? Where should we help?)
- When? (When does this need to be solved by? When is a realistic goal of reaching this resolution?)
- BE SPECIFIC!!! (Really, I mean it)
Sample Opening Speech
Sample
Opening Speech
Thank
you Honorable Chair,
The
Republic of Estonia believes that the issue of deforestation is
affecting millions of animals, plants and even people. In the last
decade the amount of logging has been growing due to the expansion of
human activities.
Therefore,
the government of Estonia has been trying to deal with this issue by
implementing sustainable energy projects and promoting ecological
balance. Estonia is part of many different international
organizations working with reforestation and other environmental
activities, for example the Forest-based Technology Platform, which
provides information about ongoing EU-funded forest related research
projects.
To
stop deforestation, we propose to create an international
organization funded by the contribution of a percentage of each
country’s GDP. This organization would promote the investigation of
ways to reduce clear cutting, and specialists would give lessons to
teachers and students about nature. Our second proposal would be to
establish a quota for a maximum logging of 5% of the total forested
area in each country. We also encourage all the countries to create a
law in which companies that cut down trees have to replant them.
In
conclusion, we think that it is now up to us, the entire world, to
combat deforestation. We should cooperate and solve the problem
united together. We cannot let deforestation continue jeopardizing
the lives of animals and people.
Thank
you for your time.
viernes, 15 de abril de 2016
domingo, 10 de abril de 2016
martes, 5 de abril de 2016
Position Paper - Women in Governance - Sample
Committee: UN Women 2
Country:
United States of America
Topic: Expanding the Role of Women in Governance
Delegates: MGC, MTP
In
our minds we have always had an image of society where women are less
appreciated and important than men. They
were
not valued as equal human beings and, in many cases, their ideas and
knowledge are not taken into account,
as seen historically and internationally in which women did not have
the right to vote.
This idea has been, and continues
to be,
present in the mindset of people in many cultures. As recently
as
August 2015, only 22% of the members in all national parliaments were
women.
Unless action is taken, this issue
will
continue in many countries. In the United States this past decade has
been key to improvement.
Although
statistics are quite promising, our main concern is in government.
Only
19% of the seats in congress are held by women. Because of this
low numbers,
the United States believes that measures must be taken soon in order
to achieve gender equality,
especially in the political field. Not
only is the current situation unfair to the individual rights of
women, but this situation allows
for
society to ignore the potential of 50% of its population.
Although
the United States has made several attempts to solve this issue as a
whole country, agreements have not been possible due to the fact that
the United States is a federal country and every state has different
laws and regulations. Another controversial factor is the conflict
between the imposition of certain regulations including quotas,
fixed salaries and the
free market
system, in which the value of services is not regulated by the
government, but negotiated directly by the parts based on open
competition regardless of gender,race, age,
etc.
The
equal rights amendment,
which guaranteed equal rights for
men and women
is an example of this difficulty. This amendment has only been passed
in 35 states.
On
the other hand there have been some states which have shown a bigger
interest in solving this issue and
because of this they have taken measures.As
recently
as September 2015, the New
California Pay Law was passed. This law supports and protects women
in the field of work by
saying that the amount of salary employees are paid
shall not be decided because of their gender, but because of their
work as an individual.
Internationally, the United States had not been as active in
promoting women’s rights or increasing the role of women in
governance as other countries. While the United States has yet to
ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) treaty, the Carter
administration signed the treaty in 1980. Although the treaty has
been voted on by the Senate, it has yet to pass the required
two-thirds vote.
The
United States’
first
proposal centers on education. We suggest that all willing countries
collaborate with us in an international fund that collects money for
the purpose of improving education, as we believe that it is an
essential factor when changing the perception of having women in
government. The money would be collected and organised for the
purpose of sending it to those countries that are in need of it.
Depending on each country’s
yearly income and economic conditions, they would collaborate in the
fund in a greater or lower measure.
A
committee formed of a representative from several
participating countries
would administrate where the money would go to, taking into account
each
country’s
situation. The money would be mainly destined for education purposes
including the elimination of barriers such as health or safety issues
that currently prevent children from having access to education.
As
a part of this first proposal we want to create an educational
program, first for those countries whose education and health
conditions are in good state. Then it would also be introduced in the
countries where with the help of the international fund, the
conditions have improved. This program requires that at least 10% of
the curriculum of the social studies subject focuses on gender issues
so that future generations are aware of gender inequality issues and
therefore are better equipped for our future government.
The
United States hopes that this proposal will help fight gender
inequality. We believe that if we rely on education the problem that
is affecting our society today will not be as prominent in the
future. We believe this is how this injustice can be solved.
martes, 23 de febrero de 2016
lunes, 18 de enero de 2016
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